Overview

• Justice Darryl Rangiah imposed a $150,000 pecuniary penalty on the ABC, payable within 28 days, adding to $70,000 compensation ordered in June.
• Lattouf was removed three days into a five‑day ABC Radio Sydney stint after sharing a Human Rights Watch post on Gaza, with the court finding political opinion was a reason for her termination.
• The court found she was given advice—not a binding direction—not to post about the war, undermining the ABC’s claim she breached instructions.
• Lattouf’s team sought up to $350,000 in penalties while the ABC argued for $37,560 to $56,340; the judge settled on $150,000.
• The identities of complainants were suppressed for 10 years; ABC legal costs were disclosed at $1.1 million in parliament as Lattouf asserted the spend exceeded $2 million.